Placing a Slanted Structural Column in a Plan View

You place a slanted column in a plan view with 2 clicks—one to specify the column start point and one to specify its endpoint. You define the elevation and offset of each click or use 3D snapping to join to previously placed elements.

1. Open a plan view of your project.
2. On the ribbon, click Structural Column.

   Where is it?

   
   Structure tabStructure panel Column
   • Architecture tabBuild panelColumn drop-down Structural Column
3. Click Modify | Place Structural Column tabPlacement panelSlanted Column.
4. On the Properties palette, select a column type from the Type Selector drop-down.
5. On the Options Bar, for 1st Click, select the level for the column start point, and for 2nd Click, select the level for the column endpoint.

   (Optional) In the text boxes next to the 1st Click and 2nd Click drop-downs, enter offset values for the column ends.

   
6. (Optional) Select 3D snapping if you want either or both ends of the column to snap to previously placed structural elements.
7. In the drawing area, click to specify the start point of the column at the level selected for 1st Click.
   
8. Click to specify the endpoint of the column at the level selected for 2nd Click.
   

The column is placed, defined by the 2 clicks, their associated levels, and defined offsets. The following illustrations show slanted column placement from the level 2 structural plan of a project using the click locations shown in steps 8 and 9.

1st Click: Level 1 and 2nd Click: Level 2	1st Click: Level 3 and 2nd Click: Level 2